"OK, I wanna - can we have our music, because this is another big one here? Minnesota, we're ready to project Minnesota, rrright now. ... Well, tonight we know that President Barack has won Minnesota," stuttered the veteran journalist as she stumbled over the president's name.

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An ABC source told the Daily Mail that Sawyer was suffering from "exhaustion"... adding "Diane's been up for days and she's had many sleepless nights. She was covering the hurricane and then preparing for the election broadcast. If you knew Diane you’d realize she's one of the hardest working people on television. She likes to cram things in, she likes to have every fact at her finger tips."

Perhaps, as the Associated Press noted, the tweet that best summed up the night was "Bad night for Romney... Worse night for Diane Sawyer?" What do you think?

Meanwhile, this vintage video of a young Sawyer allegedly drinking a glass of wine before a PrimeTime Live newscast is making the rounds on YouTube, BuzzFeed and the internet sites: